MISSING YOU
TEMPE, ARIZONA
One Month After the Graduation Party
Layla had spent most of the early morning finishing the most time-consuming part of making her grandmother’s gumbo recipe. She long-since learned that the secret to a good gumbo was making the roux. She learned never to rush the process because a good roux should develop a deep, robust flavor which forms the base of a traditional seafood gumbo. The yellow onions, bell peppers, and celery had already been chopped earlier in the day. Andouille sausage would be added to the gumbo solely for flavor. Layla would not eat it. She had been a vegan for a year at that point but decided that her love for food outweighed her strict veganism. Layla's decision to become a vegan was more for health reasons anyway rather than a sense of in
